Torts

PRE-ORDER A complete guide that covers the contracts and litigation involved with municipal law.

This reference guide provides a broad overview suitable for seasoned and new attorneys, legal assistants, and law clerks. Drawing on the experience and expertise of practicing attorneys, this publication offers clear, concise, and current information, best-practice tips, and relevant advice as well as statutory and caselaw references.

This handbook is your essential guide to the products liability case.

Essential guide for attorneys dealing with complicated issues in wrongful-death and survival actions.

Practical reference tool covering the most common tort actions in Illinois, providing a guide tailored for each cause of action.

Comprehensive resource for attorneys on either side of a malpractice case

Authoritative work on the subject of charges on property or proceeds in the context of tort actions under Illinois law.

Review the current state of the law regarding negligent entrustment (i.e. what are the elements of the claim, what type of conduct is actionable and what type of conduct is not actionable) and different techniques to discover evidence to survive a motion for summary judgment and win at trial.

Address selecting the case that is ripe for settlement, determining the correct timing for settlement discussions, and preparing the case, your client, and yourself for a successful mediation. Also cover best lawyer practices when participating in a mediation.

Hone your cross-examination skills and examine 26 credibility arguments with master depositions instructor Robert Musante.

In the hands of nationally-recognized depositions instructor Robert Musante, legendary trial attorney F. Lee Bailey’s cross-examination of Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman in the murder trial of O.J. Simpson offers a learning opportunity for trial attorneys on crafting credibility arguments.

Using more than 20 clips from this highly-publicized case, often dubbed “The Trial of the 20th Century,” Musante will teach you how to be a more successful litigator by crafting effective credibility arguments. You won’t want to miss this master class! Musante will teach you how to be a more successful litigator by crafting effective credibility arguments.

This handbook is a practical resource for Illinois attorneys on premises liability law.

This handbook is a comprehensive guide to special considerations in discovery practice in specific cases.